Entries from November 2011

A standing room only crowd witnessed a game for the ages Friday night as the Appling County Pirates traveled to Barnesville and defeated the Region 4AA Champion Lamar County Trojans 35-33 in quadruple overtime in Round Three of the state high school football playoffs. As expected, it was a tough, hard-fought contest between two evenly matched teams. Lamar County came into the game with a record of 12-0, averaging nearly 32 points per game in the playoffs. Appling County came into the game as a slight underdog despite an impressive win the week before against unbeaten and number five ranked North Oconee High School.
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Sheriff Benny DeLoach would like to report the following activity of the Appling County Sheriff’s Office.

Nov. 18, a complainant came to the Appling County Sheriff’s Office to report a theft that occurred on George Craven Road. The complainant stated missing from her residence was several items of jewelry, valued at approximately $500.00. The complainant also stated the possible suspect may be a family member.
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The Appling County Lady Pirates defeated rival Bacon County 43-40. Trailing at the end of the first quarter, the Lady Pirates rallied defensively to gain the lead.╩ However, the score remained close throughout the entire game as the Lady Pirates and Lady Raiders exchanged baskets.
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School will be out during the Christmas holidays. What are you going to do with your children? Consider letting them attend The Boys and Girls Club of Appling County’s Winter Wonderfun Camp January 3 - 6, 2012.
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Cristina Lucas-Antonio and Martin Balcazar-Gonzalez are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Reynaldo Balcazar-Lucas. Reynaldo was born Nov. 9, 2011 at Appling Healthcare System. He weighed seven pounds, seven ounces and was 19 inches long at birth. Dr. Catherine Jackson-Evans was the attending physician.
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Katie and Davy Jones are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Wynter Loma Jones. Wynter was born at 2:02 p.m. Oct. 29, 2011. Wynter weighed eight pounds, and was 19-1/2 inches long.
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Maggie Grace Carter, older sister, and parents, Jeffrey and Krista Carter are proud to announce the birth of their sister/daughter, Sophie Elizabeth Carter. Sophie was born at 1:13 p.m. July 17, 2011 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She weighed eight pounds, five ounces and was 19-1/2 inches long at birth. Dr. Jeffrey Harris was the attending physician.
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Lizzie Brown is proud to announce the birth of her brother, James Thomas “JT” Brown. JT was born at 2:22 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12, 2011 at East GA Regional Hospital in Statesboro. He weighed eight pounds, three ounces and was 20-1/2 inches long at birth.
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